Golden glow gatherings

The key to hosting a successful Diwali party is marrying traditional elements with sophisticated aesthetics

- Sayoni Bhaduri

With the season's festivities in full swing and Diwali around the corner, India’s party season has officially begun. In the last few years, Diwali parties have become the ‘it’ trend of social engagements and have become a cultural phenomenon, from comedian Hasan Minhaj and Mindy Kaling’s Diwali parties, which connect the Indian diaspora and raise funds for philanthropy, to Manish Malhotra’s star-studded annual Diwali bash. The month of October and days leading up to the festival of lights are inundated with multiple Diwali parties.